IMHO after 50 years of being involved with electronics, the lightning port is not a really good design in the service for which it is intended.
- picking up fluff/grit and hiding it (yes I have had this)
- very little tension on the eight very small contacts
-quite large forces can be applied to the contacts in the charging port by the connector being pushed up & down or from side to side, damaging the innards of the port.
-leads
are replaced by after market leads which may not meet the mechanical requirements causing insufficient contact tension ( some after market leads that I have had, have little or no gold plating)
All this will lead to non charging and or the “may not be supported” message.
Solutions.
Do NOT buy the cheapest replacement leads. They will fail early & give you nothing but trouble.
Do NOT put pressure on the leads. Preferably do NOT use the phone when you
are charging it.
See if some enterprising manufacturer in China will come up with a after marked rubber bung that blocks the charging port when not in use.
If a new, good brand replacement still gives you a problem, change the charging port (easy & not expensive if you do it yourself).
Lee
When you try to charge your phone, does it feel like the cable isn’t really going in all the way? Maybe it feels a
little loose, or wobbles back and forth. Or sometimes when it starts charging, it will stop if you bump it, or even randomly stop charging altogether. Annoying isn’t it? Well, typically the culprit is just pocket lint clogging your charge port and you can easily fix this problem in just 3 easy steps.
Here’s a quick video showing the process:
Step 1
First, you will need something small and pointy, like a toothpick. We don’t recommend using a needle because it may actually be too sharp and damage your phone. If you have some canned air, that will come in handy too.
TIP: It is best to turn off your phone when you are working on it just to be safe.
step 2
Gently insert the toothpick all the way into the charge port and see if you can feel any debris. Be careful to not scratch the sides of the charge port too hard. Depending on your model of phone, there could be delicate pins on the side that you could damage.
You should be able to feel the lint as you scrape the bottom of the port.
step 3
Once you feel like it is loosened up, try and scoop it out and use the canned air to blow any remaining debris out. If you don’t have canned air, you can blow it out with your mouth (just try not to spit all over it).
Conclusion
Thats it!
Now try your charger and see if it makes a better connection. Repeat if necessary. 9 times out of 10 this will fix the issue. If you are still getting a bad connection with your charger, then there is a possibility that something inside
the charge port is bent or broken, or that the charger itself is going bad.
If this is the case, bring it by the shop and one of our skilled technicians can take a look at it for you and diagnose the problem for free.
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Question:
When I connect the lightning cable to the phone it will charge and then I
have to carefully set it down and leave it untouched. If I receive a
phone call or message the phone will vibrate and the cord comes out and
stops charging.
The previous "positive engagement" feedback from the connector to cable interface - is gone baby gone....other than returning it to Apple for a pricey remove and replace of the connector, any suggestions? Thanks to all..
Posted on Nov 17, 2019 6:08 AM
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Question: Loose Lightning Connector - iPhone 7 Plus